iPads, PCC and ScaperWiki to be debated at the Digital Editors Network

October’s Digital Editors Network takes place in Manchester, with Will Gore from the Press Complaints Commission (PCC), Ben Edwards of Pagesuite and Francis Irving from ScaperWiki.

On the agenda will be whether newspapers should be held accountable for tweets and blogs by journalists; where corrections should appear online and if there should be a standard mark for professionally produced content.

Gore will explain why the PCC has launched a consultation about whether its remit should extend beyond printed media and into digital, while Edwards, who’s behind one of the first regional newspaper iPad apps will talk about new platforms and revenue generation.

Irving who was one of the key people behind MySociety, before setting up ScaperWiki will give more details about how it is building up the world’s biggest data repository and what that means for news.

"We're pleased that we've been able to put together a programme for DEN which touches on three of the biggest issues faced by online publishers,” said Digital Editors' Network organiser Nick Turner.

"The Government is promising to unleash a tsunami of data and how publishers respond to the opportunity will be crucial to the development of online journalism.

"Rumours of a new iPad subscription plan for publishers being prepard by Apple should focus minds on how we make the most of new platforms.

It takes place on October 14th at MADLab in Manchester with registration and lunch at 1pm and concludes 5pm with a networking reception that wraps up at 6pm.

There is no charge for the event, which can be booked online here:  http://den10.eventbrite.com

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